BRRRR in Oregon or Washington?

[Gerich Fellermann]

Hello all,

We live in Portland OR and are selling a single-family property on the East Coast.  We would like to 1031 the proceeds into a new property within driving distance of Portland and would like to slowly continue to cluster investments in whichever community we choose.

Questions:

Are there clear advantages to buying in Washington state over Oregon or viceversa?   Idaho is also in play as a landlord friendly state but it doesn't quite fit the driveable criteria.

Are there resources that are helpful for finding advantageous markets based on landlord/tenant laws, economic growth, tax advantages in the state or other indicators?

Thanks all,

G

[Justin Frank]

@Gerich Fellermann 

I agree with @Jay Hinrichs. Longview has great prices but beware of your tenants there. Longview seems to be in s hard place right now. Lots of abandoned commercial properties and an area of high drug use.